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About the Council

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The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that serves as a guide for philanthropies as they advance the greater good. Building on our 75-year history, the Council supports over 1,000 member organizations in the United States and around the world to build trust in philanthropy…

Resources

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This section features all legal, best practices, sample documents, and resources we believe can help grantmakers and foundations. Some of these items are only available to members.

Community Foundation Locator

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Find community foundations in your area.

IRS Search Tool: Select Check

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Grantmakers searching for more detailed information about the charitable status of their potential grantees may find the answers they need in the IRS Select Check tool. This IRS online search tool allows the user to: (1) search the IRS public charity list, known as IRS Publication 78,…

Sample Foreign Grant Expenditure Responsibility Letter

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Sample foreign grant expenditure responsibility letter. This sample document is being provided for informational purposes and is not to be shared without the permission of the Council on Foundations. Use of the sample document does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the information…

Sample Expenditure Responsibility Grant Agreement

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Editable grant agreement for grants requiring expenditure responsibility. This sample document is being provided for informational purposes and is not to be shared without the permission of the Council on Foundations.  Use of the sample document does not create an attorney-client…

Sample Grant Completion Report

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This sample grant completion report may be customized and provided to your grantee partners.  

ER Causing You Trauma? Diagnosing the Rules and Regulations for Expenditure Responsibility

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View the Slides The steps of expenditure responsibility are the federally-mandated procedures a private foundation (and DAFs) must follow for any grant made to a non-charity. While the rules for exercising expenditure responsibility are relatively straightforward, many issues and concerns can…

What to Require of Grantees

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Good relationships between grantmakers and grantees promote more effective philanthropy. But there's nothing that can mess up a good partnership faster than an overzealous lawyer. In seeking to protect their foundation clients, lawyers can sometimes impose excessive requirements on grantees,…

Sample Grant Close-Out Form

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This sample grant close-out form can help you wrap up outstanding grants.

Sample Docket Write-up of Program Goals and Strategies

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This sample docket write-up allows you to customize your program goal and strategies.

Sample Grant Agreement – No Expenditure Responsibility

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This document is an editable grant agreement for grants not requiring expenditure responsibility. This sample document is being provided for informational purposes only and is not to be shared without the permission of the Council on Foundations. Use of the sample document does not create an…

Sample Grant Closing Letter

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You can send this customizable sample closing letter to grantees upon the conclusion of their grant.